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Nexstar begins search for new newsroom lead at KTXL
Nexstar Media Group has started looking for a new leader to take over the newsroom at Sacramento's FOX station KTXL-TV.
California man sues T-Mobile after losing digital cash
A California man has filed a federal lawsuit against T-Mobile over a criminal hack that cost him $450,000 in Bitcoin.
Visible offers no-charge international calling to subscribers
Visible customers can now make international calls to several countries, including Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, as part of their service.
Verizon prepaid service Visible rolls out 5G, eSIM support
Verizon's prepaid service Visible now supports eSIM, 5G and referral codes, the company announced on Tuesday.
Under Biden, DOJ drops challenge to California’s net neutrality rules
The Department of Justice has withdrawn its federal legal challenge to California's network neutrality framework.
Sling TV offers new customers promotional price of $10 for first month
Dish Network's streaming TV service Sling TV is celebrating its sixth anniversary by offering new customers a deep discount on its base subscription.
Pluto TV expands into France
Free streaming television service Pluto TV launched in France on Monday, bringing around four dozen French-language linear streams to the country for the first time.
Cox Media, AT&T reach Super Bowl compromise
Cox Media Group and telecom giant AT&T reached a last-minute deal on Sunday to restore dozens of local broadcast stations.
Locast brings free streaming local TV service to Sacramento
Free streaming local television service Locast has finally launched in the Sacramento broadcast market.
CNN president Jeff Zucker will stay through end of year
CNN's worldwide president Jeffrey Zucker has finally laid to rest rumors about his fate at the news network: He's not going anywhere. At least not for a little while.
T-Mobile exec who helped build TVision leaves for Canadian company
A T-Mobile executive who helped put together the company's fledgling streaming television service TVision has departed the telecom.
SiriusXM comes close to adding 1 million subscribers in 2020
SiriusXM Pandora added more than 909,000 subscribers to its flagship satellite radio and streaming service last year, the company announced on Wednesday.